1-57 Flashcards
(57 cards)
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Acclaim
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Praise
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Acquiesce
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Give in (oh… Fine)
3
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Affable (affability)
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Friendly
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Affected
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- Influenced by something
2. Artificial, trying to impress
5
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Affluent
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Wealthy
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Ailment
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Illness
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Ambivalence (ambivalent)
A
Mixed feelings
8
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Amendable
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- Cooperative, easily persuaded
2. Receptive, responsive
9
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Animosity
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Hostility - enemy
10
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Anomalous (anomaly)
A
Not normal, unusual
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Antecedent
A
What came before
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Antithesis
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Opposite
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Apathetic (apathy)
A
Lacking interest
14
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Apparatus
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Device, equipment
15
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Arbitrary
A
Random
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Archaic
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Old or old-fashioned
17
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Assail
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Attack
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Assuage
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- Relieve, soothe
2. Satisfy
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Atrophy
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Waste away
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Atypical
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Not normal
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Augment
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Enlarge, increase
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Auspicious
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Favorable, promising
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Aversion
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Dislike
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Banal
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Not original, boring (hackneyed)
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Benevolent
Generous
26
Bog
Marsh, swamp
27
Buoyant
1. Cheerful
2. Floating
3. Very active (in an economic context)
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Buttress
Support
29
Byzantine
Excessively complex
30
Cajole
Persuade
31
Callous
Cruelly insensitive
32
Capacity
Ability
33
Catalyst
Something that trig a an event
34
Caustic
1. Bitter and sarcastic
| 2. Acidic
35
Cerebral
Intellectual
36
Charismatic
Charming
37
Circumscribe
Restrict
38
Circumvent
Overcome an obstacle, outsmart
39
Cite
1. Quote as evidence
| 2. Mention as an example
40
Combustible
Able to catch fire easily
41
Compatible
1. Able to co-exist peacefully, well-suited
| 2. Consistent
42
Compile
Collect, assemble
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Comply
Go along with rules
44
Comprehensive
Thorough
45
Conducive
Favorable to, likely to bring about a certain outcome
46
Congenial
Pleasant
47
Conscientious
Careful, hardworking
48
Constraint
Restriction, limitation
49
Consummate
1: (verb) complete, make perfect
2: (adj) highly skilled, perfect
50
Contemporary
1. Living or occurring on at same time
| 2. Occurring in the present
51
Contemptuous (contempt)
Scornful, disrespectful
52
Contingency
1. Possibility
| 2. Unforeseen event
53
Convoluted
Complicated, twisted
54
Criterion
Standard by which things are judged or measured
55
Cursory
Quick, hurried, not thorough
56
Deficit
Lack, shortage
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Accede
1. Give in, agree to (hurray! Yes!)
| 2. Take office